many teens are infected..according to
the Roanoke County School System.
SOT FULL

9:32:07 probable that it is a staph
infection but no confirmation from the
health dept at this point that it is
mersa....
(END SOT)

But in this letter amindstrators
say they're concerned it IS
MRSA.....this letter however, ONLY went

to parents of infected students.
SOT FULL

SARAH CUTHBERTSON

PARENT OF NORTHSIDE HIGH STUDENT

16:09:27-40 I THINK I WOULD HAVE LIKED
TO HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER LETTING ME
KNOW IT'S IN THE SCHOOL BUT IT WOULN'T
HAVE ALARMED ME GREATLY BECAUSE IT'S IN
EVERY SCHOOL
(END SOT)

Sarah can say that with conviction
because she's in the healthcare
industry and sees MRSA everyday.
Becuase it's treatable, she doesn't
believe parents that have students at
Northside should panic but they should
be aware and concerned.
SOT FULL

16:10:34-45 I THINK ALL PARENTS SHOULD
BE BECAUSE ALL STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE
USING THE SAME CHANGING ROOMS, LOCKERS
AND SAME SHOWERS AND THAT'S HOW IT GETS
AROUND
(END SOT)

And that's why all locker-rooms.
like this one, are being scrubbed down.
SOT FULL

9:31:09 -22

dealing with football team by very

nature c-ome in close contact, very
forceful contact, spread by any number
of ways....make sure the pads uniforms
and locker rooms are clean
(END SOT)

At this point in time,
administrators do not believe the
infected students should be pulled out
of school as long as they keep their
infections clean and covered.
SOT FULL

If they see a skin infection looks a
little unusual or if it creates any
concerns at all talk to doctors, maybe
get a skin sample, culture, if they can
so we know what we're dealing with.
(END SOT)

NATASHA RYAN, NEWS 7.

>>

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Hold The School District says the

reason the letters were only sent to
parents of affected students is because
it's still in the early stages of
finding out information and exactly
what they're dealing with.

year old son Jon to mersa back in
February. Jon didn't have a skin
infection, but he did have a cough and
a temperature.

The bacteria had infected his
lungs and bloodstream.
SOT FULL

13:53:32 runs=08

HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM JUST WENT DOWN AND IT
JUST SHUT HIS ORGANS DOWN
(END SOT)

That's why he wants to warn
parents to take it seriously and look
for any signs of the bacteria.
SOT FULL

13:52:58 runs=12

WE DIDN'T KNOW. I'M ENCOURAGING PEOPLE
TO FOLLOW-UP AND GO TO THE DOCTOR AND
CHECK AND MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT HAVE
THIS STUFF. CAUSE IT IS A KILLER. IF

YOU DON'T GET PROPER HELP 10
(END SOT)

Skin infections like these pictures
are the most common form of the
infection. Symptoms can include any
kind of skin redness, boils or
absesses. It generally starts out as a
small red bump that resemble pimples.
SOT FULL

JOY SUTTON:

ACCORDING TO HEALTH EXPERTS IN MOST
CASES THE INFECTIONS ARE MILD AND CAN
BE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS...BUT IF
LEFT UNTREATED IT CAN TURN MORE SERIOUS
EVEN LIFE THREATENING. MRSA CAN INFECT
THE BONES, LUNGS, HEART, AND THE BLOOD
STREAM.))
(END SOT)

To prevent the spread of this
staph infection it's important to wash
hands frequently, avoid sharing
personal items such as towels or
clothing because the bacteria are
spread through direct physical contact
with a person or a contaminated object,
cover any open wounds or cuts because
that's where the infection can enter
the body,and report any suspicious
sores to your doctor.

They still don't know how Jon
contracted it.
SOT FULL

13:52:38 runs=10

I DO NOT WANT THEM TO LOSE A CHILD.
THAT'S THE WORST. WE SUPPOSED TO DIE
BEFORE THE CHILD
(END SOT)

signs, and today former Governor Mark
Warner is expected to announce he'll
run for the U-S Senate.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Buena Vista
September 3 Although the election is more
than a year away, Warner was the most
visible candidate at Buena Vista's
Labor Day Parade.

Warner will make his decision

public through an online video and
letters to supporters.

He also considered running for a
second term as governor...
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=I would love to see Mark Warner....

*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine

1:32:50 GOV. TIM KAINE: I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE MARK WARNER AS GOVERNOR A SECOND
TIME IN VIRGINIA. I THINK IT WOULD BE
A GREAT THING FOR THE STATE AND YET
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF FACTORS THAT HE
HAS TO WEIGH.
RUNS=09 (END SOT)

OQ=that he has to weigh.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Kaine says he'll do everything he
can to support Warner.

Former Governor Jim Gilmore is
one Republican so far who's publicly
considering a run for the seat.
(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=John Warner Last month, long- time Senator

<
As crews install the glass for the
massive atrium facing Salem Avenue,
on-lookers can't help but be impressed.
SOT FULL 28:31 (thumbnail 39) SOT FULL

INQ=I noticed it R.E. DOTSON/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I

NOTICED IT. I THINK IT'S VERY
EXCITING. ITS NEW AND INNOVATIVE.
RUNS04 (END SOT)

OQ=NEW AND INNOVATIVE That's why he and many others can't

wait for the new art museum to open
next fall.

[take graphic]

According to our Survey USA poll,
more than half in the Roanoke Valley
are very or somewhat likely to visit
the new art museum.

[end graphic]

But how much can you expect to pay?
Right now, it's just three dollars at
Center in the Square so we hit the
streets to see what's a reasonable
admission price for the new facility.
SOT FULL 20:57 (thumbnail 19), 23:07 SOT FULL

(thumbnail 13) CARRIE ARBOQUST/MUSEUM VISITOR: TO DO
INQ=To do anything ANYTHING IN ROANOKE YOU GO TO THE

MOVIES, YOU PAY SEVEN DOLLARS, I
WOULDN'T MIND PAYING FIVE TO SEVEN
DOLLARS TO GO.

DIAMOND WEBB/ROANOKE RESIDENT: WELL
SINCE IT'S BIGGER SEEMS LIKE I COULD
PAY 5 DOLLARS, IS WHAT I COULD AFFORD
PROBABLY.
RUNS11 (END SOT)

OQ=I COULD AFFORD PROBABLY [START GRAPHIC]

Many agree, our Survey USA poll found
more than half expect to pay five
dollars or less at the new facility,
more than a third are willing to pay

between five and ten dollars.

[END GRAPHIC]

The art museum has yet to set the
price but leaders realize it can't be
too much.
SOT FULL 14:18 (thumbnail 1) SOT FULL

INQ=There's just no KIMBERLY TEMPLETON/ART MUSEUM

SPOKESPERSON: THERE'S JUST NO POINT TO
BUILD A BUILDING LIKE THIS IF PEOPLE
CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IN AND WE NEED TO
BE VERY SENSITIVE TO THAT.
RUNS05 (END SOT)

OQ=sensitive to that The art museum says you can expect

the price to go up but it won't be
anywhere near twenty dollars which is
something Roanokers like to hear.
SOT FULL 29:09 (thumbnail 39) SOT FULL

INQ=I think it's R.E. DOTSON/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I THINK

IT'S HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO GO TO A
MUSEUM THIS DAY AND TIME ANYWAY SO IF
IT DON'T MAKE IT REAL AFFORDABLE YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO HAVE THE PUBLIC SUPPORT.
RUNS09 (END SOT)

OQ=the public support

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: AS TO WHY

PRICES WILL GO UP, KEEP IN MIND THE
PRICE TAG FOR THE BUILDING IS MORE THAN

41 MILLION DOLLARS. IT WILL THEN COST
ANOTHER THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO
OPERATE IT EACH YEAR. JUSTIN McLEOD,
NEWS 7.
RUNS= (END SOT)>>

sunny but more clouds roll in this
afternoon as a warm front begins
Leo goes back to desk working northward out of the Carolinas.
DESK 3-SHOT---Leo and Kim and Bob A cold front will come through the area
(tease and toss to bump) Friday bringing a chance of showers
Lottery-Bump back to the area. The weekend is
COMM #-1 looking good especially Sunday with a

TENTH OF A PERCENT TO 13-THOUSAND-292.
THE NASDAQ...LOST 2 TENTHS OF A
PERCENT. IT CLOSED AT 2-THOUSAND-592.
(WIPE/EFFECT) OIL PRICES BRIEFLY TOPPED
80-DOLLARS A BARREL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
OIL DIPPED SLIGHTLY AT CLOSE, SETTLING
AT A RECORD-HIGH 79-DOLLARS, 91 CENTS A
BARREL. THIS...AFTER THE ENERGY
DEPARTMENT REPORTED A SHARP DECLINE IN
CRUDE OIL INVENTORIES AND GASOLINE
SUPPLIES. TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO'S
POTENTIAL IMPACT ON GULF COAST
REFINERIES...ADDED TO INVESTOR'S
CONCERNS. (WIPE/EFFECT) THE DOLLAR FELL
TO A RECORD LOW AGAINST THE EURO. THE
DOLLAR SANK ON THE GROWING BELIEF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE WILL CUT THE INTEREST
RATE WHEN POLICYHOLDERS MEET NEXT
TUESDAY. (WIPE/EFFECT) A NEW REPORT IN
"THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" SAYS A
GROWING NUMBER OF BUILDERS ARE OFFERING
SMALLER FLOOR PLANS FOR NEW HOUSES.
THEY'RE ALSO BUILDING FEWER SO-CALLED
"McMANSIONS." WITH MORTGAGE LENDERS
SETTING TOUGHER STANDARDS...EXPERTS

TOLD THE NEWSPAPER FEWER BUYERS QUALIFY
FOR OVERSIZED HOUSES. (WIPE/EFFECT)
BURGER KING INTRODUCED A NEW -
HEALTHIER - KIDS MEAL MENU THAT
INCLUDES BROILED CHICKEN, APPLES AND
LOW-FAT MILK. IT'LL BE AVAILABLE SOME
TIME NEXT YEAR. THE FAST FOOD FRANCHISE
ALSO SAYS...IT WILL ONLY SHOW MEALS
CONTAINING LESS THAN 560 CALORIES IN
ADS AIMED AT KIDS UNDER 12 YEARS OLD.
SHARES OF BURGER KING CLIMBED A THIRD
OF A PERCENT. FOR BUSINESS BRIEF, I'M
ANDY FLICK.

that means the fall festival season is
around the corner.
DOUBLE BOXES=Kimberly & Bob/BAM DOUBLE BOXES

Bob Grebe joins us now with more.
LIVE=Bob Full/BAM LIVE FULL
GRAPHIC=News7 Mornin' in BAM

*CG standup Bob Grebe
bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, this time of year there
is so much to do with nearly every
community hosting an event tied to
Autumn.

But there are cultural events as
well.

This weekend, the Greek Festival
will be held in Roanoke Friday through
Sunday.

Local Colors' monthly Taste of
Culture is tomorrow at Century Plaza in
Downtown Roanoke.

This month, the Korean culture is
featured.
ENG#=1 VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG locator Roanoke
May Pearl Fu has been behind the
Valley's cultural movement for 17
years.

Through Local Colors she works to
help everyone celebrate and enjoy the
vast diversity of the Roanoke
community.

She says word is starting to
spread beyond the Valley.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ= i get mail

*CG 2line Pearl Fu
Local Colors Executive Director PEARL FU (27)

05.19.02 "I GET EMAIL FROM PEOPLE
OUTSIDE OF ROANOKE, PEOPLE FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES ASKING ABOUT ROANOKE AND
WHAT'S HAPPENING. THEY COME AND
CELEBRATE WITH US. EVEN WHEN PEOPLE
WANT TO MOVE TO ROANOKE, THEY FEEL WE
HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE COMMUNITY. AND
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AND YOU'LL SEE WE
HAVE 82 CULTURES REPRESENTED IN LOCAL
COLORS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE."
05.19.26 (:24)

RUNS= 24 (END SOT)

OQ= get more.

LIVE=Bob Full/BAM LIVE FULL

Local Colors presents Taste of
Culture on the second Friday of each
month.

Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Today will start off mostly
toss to Kim sunny but more clouds roll in this
afternoon as a warm front begins
working northward out of the Carolinas.
A cold front will come through the area
Friday bringing a chance of showers
back to the area. The weekend is

many teens are infected..according to
the Roanoke County School System.
SOT FULL

9:32:07 probable that it is a staph
infection but no confirmation from the
health dept at this point that it is
mersa....
(END SOT)

But in this letter amindstrators
say they're concerned it IS
MRSA.....this letter however, ONLY went
to parents of infected students.
SOT FULL

SARAH CUTHBERTSON

PARENT OF NORTHSIDE HIGH STUDENT

16:09:27-40 I THINK I WOULD HAVE LIKED

TO HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER LETTING ME
KNOW IT'S IN THE SCHOOL BUT IT WOULN'T
HAVE ALARMED ME GREATLY BECAUSE IT'S IN
EVERY SCHOOL
(END SOT)

Sarah can say that with conviction
because she's in the healthcare
industry and sees MRSA everyday.
Becuase it's treatable, she doesn't
believe parents that have students at
Northside should panic but they should
be aware and concerned.
SOT FULL

16:10:34-45 I THINK ALL PARENTS SHOULD
BE BECAUSE ALL STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE
USING THE SAME CHANGING ROOMS, LOCKERS
AND SAME SHOWERS AND THAT'S HOW IT GETS
AROUND
(END SOT)

And that's why all locker-rooms.
like this one, are being scrubbed down.
SOT FULL

9:31:09 -22

dealing with football team by very
nature c-ome in close contact, very
forceful contact, spread by any number
of ways....make sure the pads uniforms
and locker rooms are clean
(END SOT)

At this point in time,
administrators do not believe the
infected students should be pulled out
of school as long as they keep their
infections clean and covered.
SOT FULL

If they see a skin infection looks a
little unusual or if it creates any
concerns at all talk to doctors, maybe
get a skin sample, culture, if they can
so we know what we're dealing with.
(END SOT)

NATASHA RYAN, NEWS 7.

>>

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=HOLD The School District says the

reason the letters were only sent to
parents of affected students is because
it's still in the early stages of
finding out information and exactly
what they're dealing with.

a toddler found in a car in Blacksburg
last Friday died from heat stroke.
ENG#=3 VO NAT

VO NAT A source tells us the boy's mother
NO SUPER forgot the child was in the car and
drove to work. When she went to pick
him up at a day care center that
evening, the staff told her the boy had
not been dropped off.

In all, 785 panels of high
performance glass, weighing 300 pounds
each, will be put into place in the
next several weeks.

Once it's completed, it won't be
hard to miss and that's exactly what
the architect wants.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=Randall Stout

*CG 2line Kimberly Templeton
Art Museum Spokesman KIMBERLY TEMPLETON/ART MUSEUM
SPOKESPERSON: RANDALL STOUT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED THE BUILDING THE
BUILDING TO HAVE A LOT OF GLASS SO THAT
IT WOULD BE WELCOMING, WOULD BE OPEN,
IT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE. WE DIDN'T WANT
A BUILDING THAT WAS FORBOATEN OR
INTIMIDATING. WE WANTED A BUILDING
THAT PEOPLE WOULD SEE, COULD SEE IN,
AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND WOULD
INVITE THEM TO COME IN AND PARTICIPATE
THEMSELVES.
RUNS=20 (SOT FULL)

OQ=AND PARTICPATE THEMSELVES

VO NAT VO NAT

You'll be happy to hear the
entire project is on time and within
budget.

By the end of the year, the
outside of the building should be
completed.
(END VO) (END VO)

sunny but more clouds roll in this
afternoon as a warm front begins
Leo goes back to desk working northward out of the Carolinas.
DESK 2-SHOT---Leo and Kim A cold front will come through the area
(tease and toss to bump) Friday bringing a chance of showers
PSA-Bump back to the area. The weekend is
COMM #-1 looking good especially Sunday with a

was building homes at Smith Mountain
Lake. Today, he's working a different
waterfront with his group Walls of
Hope.
SOT FULL

IT'S STILL OVERWHELMING TO ME. WITH THE
AMOUNT OF LOSS THAT WAS HERE, AND THE
AMOUNT OF NEED THAT IS STILL REQUIRED
TO PUT, TO GET THEM BACK IN THEIR
HOMES.
(END SOT)

After two years in a FEMA
trailer, Ettie Lee is getting back into
a home... a new home, built, financed
and furnished by members of western
Virginia churches.

On her front porch are pictures
of some of the volunteers who made it
possible.
SOT FULL

18:18:46 I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. 18:18:50
(END SOT)

STAND-UP BRIDGE

Walls of Hope and its volunteers
have built 60 homes. This three bedroom
in Waveland is number 61, but what
they've done here they say has just
barely scratched the surface.

By using wall panels trucked in
from Iowa, and as much volunteer labor
as possible, Walls of Hope can build a
new home in a week, at well below the
market rate...

Butterfield says Radford Baptist,
Hales Ford Baptist, West Salem Baptist
and other churches in Virginia have
been a lifeline.
SOT FULL

18:42:20 THE BLESSING IS AS LONG AS
HURRICANES STAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, IN
THE UNITED STATES AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL
CONTINUE TO COME AND WE ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO KEEP ON COMING, BECAUSE THE
NEED IS THERE. 18:42:29 IT'S GOING TO
BE HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 18:42:34

`

18:20:35 I WANT TO SAY FIRST THANK YOU
TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN VIRGINIA WHO HOPED
ME ALONG 43 AND WE ARE DOING BETTER
20:45 THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY

and administrators are warning
parents and students it could be MRSA
MURR-suh, a type of staph infection.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

It was discovered Tuesday that a
handful of football players had skin
infections...and are currently being
treated. They were not pulled out of
school...but letters were sent home to
parents of affected students.

Efforts to get rid of the source
are underway. The locker rooms, for
example, are being cleaned with
guidance from the health department.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Chuck Lionberger
Roanoke Co. Schools Spokesman 9:31:09 -22

dealing wiht football team by very
nature c-ome in close contact, very
forceful contact, spread by any number

year old son Jon to mersa back in
February. Jon didn't have a skin
infection, but he did have a cough and
a temperature.

The bacteria had infected his
lungs and bloodstream.
SOT FULL

13:53:32 runs=08

HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM JUST WENT DOWN AND IT
JUST SHUT HIS ORGANS DOWN
(END SOT)

That's why he wants to warn
parents to take it seriously and look
for any signs of the bacteria.
SOT FULL

13:52:58 runs=12

WE DIDN'T KNOW. I'M ENCOURAGING PEOPLE
TO FOLLOW-UP AND GO TO THE DOCTOR AND
CHECK AND MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT HAVE
THIS STUFF. CAUSE IT IS A KILLER. IF
YOU DON'T GET PROPER HELP 10
(END SOT)

Skin infections like these pictures
are the most common form of the
infection. Symptoms can include any
kind of skin redness, boils or
absesses. It generally starts out as a
small red bump that resemble pimples.
SOT FULL

JOY SUTTON:

ACCORDING TO HEALTH EXPERTS IN MOST
CASES THE INFECTIONS ARE MILD AND CAN
BE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS...BUT IF
LEFT UNTREATED IT CAN TURN MORE SERIOUS
EVEN LIFE THREATENING. MRSA CAN INFECT
THE BONES, LUNGS, HEART, AND THE BLOOD

STREAM.))
(END SOT)

To prevent the spread of this
staph infection it's important to wash
hands frequently, avoid sharing
personal items such as towels or
clothing because the bacteria are
spread through direct physical contact
with a person or a contaminated object,
cover any open wounds or cuts because
that's where the infection can enter
the body,and report any suspicious
sores to your doctor.

They still don't know how Jon
contracted it.
SOT FULL

13:52:38 runs=10

I DO NOT WANT THEM TO LOSE A CHILD.
THAT'S THE WORST. WE SUPPOSED TO DIE
BEFORE THE CHILD
(END SOT)

signs, and today former Governor Mark
Warner is expected to announce he'll
run for the U-S Senate.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Buena Vista
September 3 Although the election is more
than a year away, Warner was the most
visible candidate at Buena Vista's
Labor Day Parade.

Warner will make his decision
public through an online video and
letters to supporters.

He also considered running for a
second term as governor...
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=I would love to see Mark Warner....

*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine

1:32:50 GOV. TIM KAINE: I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE MARK WARNER AS GOVERNOR A SECOND
TIME IN VIRGINIA. I THINK IT WOULD BE
A GREAT THING FOR THE STATE AND YET
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF FACTORS THAT HE
HAS TO WEIGH.
RUNS=09 (END SOT)

OQ=that he has to weigh.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Kaine says he'll do everything he
can to support Warner.

Former Governor Jim Gilmore is
one Republican so far who's publicly
considering a run for the seat.
(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=John Warner Last month, long- time Senator

In all, 785 panels of high
performance glass, weighing 300 pounds
each, will be put into place in the
next several weeks.

Once it's completed, it won't be
hard to miss and that's exactly what
the architect wants.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL 11:53 (FRAME 1)

INQ=Randall Stout

*CG 2line Kimberly Templeton
Art Museum Spokesman KIMBERLY TEMPLETON/ART MUSEUM
SPOKESPERSON: RANDALL STOUT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED THE BUILDING THE
BUILDING TO HAVE A LOT OF GLASS SO THAT
IT WOULD BE WELCOMING, WOULD BE OPEN,
IT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE. WE DIDN'T WANT
A BUILDING THAT WAS FORBOATEN OR
INTIMIDATING. WE WANTED A BUILDING
THAT PEOPLE WOULD SEE, COULD SEE IN,
AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND WOULD
INVITE THEM TO COME IN AND PARTICIPATE
THEMSELVES.
RUNS=20 (SOT FULL)

OQ=AND PARTICPATE THEMSELVES

VO NAT VO NAT

The entire project is on time and
within budget.

By the end of the year, the
outside of the building should be
completed.
(END VO) (END VO)

sunny but more clouds roll in this
Leo goes back to desk afternoon as a warm front begins
DESK 3-SHOT---Leo and Kim and Bob working northward out of the Carolinas.
(tease and toss to bumps) A cold front will come through the area
PSA Friday bringing a chance of showers
Lottery-Bump back to the area. The weekend is
COMM #-1 looking good especially Sunday with a

Bob Grebe joins us now with more.
LIVE=Bob Full/BAM LIVE FULL
GRAPHIC=News7 FS in BAM

*CG standup Bob Grebe
bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, on the second Friday of
each month, Taste of Culture celebrates
a different culture.

Tomorrow from 11-to-2 Century
Plaza will resemble the sights, sounds
and taste of Korea.

ENG#=1 VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG locator Roanoke
May The cultural diversity of the
Roanoke Valley is tied together by
Local Colors.

Pearl Fu has worked to organize

events like Taste of Culture and the
Local Colors parade.

She says the people of the
Roanoke Valley have reached out and
supported the diversity.

But for the cultural leaders,
there was some trepidation at first.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ= some of them

*CG 2line Pearl Fu
Local Colors Executive Director PEARL FU (27)

05.20.20 "SOME OF THEM HAD NEGATIVE
FEELINGS THAT PEOPLE HERE WOULD NOT
ACCEPT THEM. THAT MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T
DO ANYTHING TO OBVIOUS. THEY DON'T
WANT US HERE. I SAID YES THEY DO. I
FEEL THIS STEMS FROM KNOWING THE
UNKNOWN. WHEN PEOPLE DON'T KNOW YOU
THEY STAY A LITTLE BIT AWAY. ONCE THEY
GET TO KNOW YOU THEY SEE YOUR CULTURE
AND EAT WITH YOU, DANCE WITH YOU, SING
WITH YOU, IT BECOMES ONE BIG FAMILY."
05.20.46 (:26)
RUNS=26 END SOT

OQ= big family

LIVE=Bob Full/BAM LIVE FULL

Again, the Taste of Culture will

be held in Century Plaza, downtown
Roanoke, tomorrow from 11-to-2.

On the menu.... Korean barbecue
beef with vegetable and meat dumplings
and rice.

WX BUG (WX BUG)
TITAN << Good morning, I'm Meteorologist Leo
WX PRO Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Today will start off mostly
LEO TOSS STRAIGHT TO COMMERCIAL sunny but more clouds roll in this
afternoon as a warm front begins
COMM working northward out of the Carolinas.
A cold front will come through the area
Friday bringing a chance of showers
back to the area. The weekend is